Tamil Nadu election 2026: Amid sweltering heat, polling staff struggle with lack of ventilation, well-maintained toilets

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From stinky toilets to inadequate ventilation, polling staff continued their work amid the poorly maintained conditions at some of the polling centres in south Chennai

Updated - April 27, 2026 02:23 pm IST - CHENNAI

Poor ventilation at a polling booth in R.A. Puram, with no ceiling fans and only two pedestal fans, proving insufficient. | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas

For officials deployed on election duty, if the oppressive heat wasn’t bad enough, the ordeal worsened when they experienced difficulties in accessing amenities at the centres.

From stinky toilets to inadequate ventilation, polling staff continued their work amid the poorly maintained conditions at some of the polling centres in south Chennai.

Published - April 24, 2026 01:28 am IST

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